Ralph McKnight's memorial service at Levitt Pavilion

Congressman Adam Schiff, left, talks to community activist, Marvin Schachter, before a memorial service for Ralph McKnight, which took place at the Levitt Pavilion in Pasadena on Friday, August 12, 2011. McKnight was a prominent civil rights activist and community organizer who held roles in local Democratic Party groups and co-founded organizations such as the Black Males Forum. He was 78 when he died on July 19 at his home in Pasadena.

Congressman Adam Schiff, left, talks to community activist, Marvin Schachter, before a memorial service for Ralph McKnight, which took place at the Levitt Pavilion in Pasadena on Friday, August 12, 2011. McKnight was a prominent civil rights activist and community organizer who held roles in local Democratic Party groups and co-founded organizations such as the Black Males Forum. He was 78 when he died on July 19 at his home in Pasadena. (Cheryl A. Guerrero/Staff Photographer)

Congressman Adam Schiff, left, talks to community activist, Marvin Schachter, before a memorial service for Ralph McKnight, which took place at the Levitt Pavilion in Pasadena on Friday, August 12, 2011. McKnight was a prominent civil rights activist and community organizer who held roles in local Democratic Party groups and co-founded organizations such as the Black Males Forum. He was 78 when he died on July 19 at his home in Pasadena.Cheryl A. Guerrero/Staff Photographer